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P2P | 09 March 2026 | 1.59GB

FRAGILE + ROSIN-FORWARD

UNRAVEL captures the fragile, human side of the viola. the sounds are full of air, full of rosin, and each note holds a vast depth of improvisational versatility. Recorded over two days with violist hailey walterman, the focus was on closeness – sounds that sit between intimacy and vulnerability, carrying emotion without needing to be loud.

EXPRESSIVE + ATMOSPHERIC
Designed for music that tells quieter and subtler stories, with a sublte hint of positivity. UNRAVEL brings breath, movement, and presence into a piece. it works beautifully on its own, or layered with other textures – adding a subtle, human edge through bow noise, rosin, and natural expression. Some of the sounds reminded us of the human voice, and it feels emotionally relatable that way.

WHERE
– The viola was recorded during our inlet studio sessions in los angeles.
– The material was later shaped and transformed in our berlin studio, carefully crafted into playable, expressive textures.
– Part of this material comes from the same original recording sessions as Viola Drama Textures.
– Revisiting these recordings allowed us to approach them differently – focusing on fragility, closeness, and subtle emotional movement.
– The sounds were newly edited and reshaped into a more intimate instrument.

WHY
– We’re less interested in recreating instruments perfectly — and more interested in how they feel.
– Instead of removing every detail, we chose to keep the ones that matter: breath, friction, and the natural movement of the bow.
– UNRAVEL was created through close collaboration with a violist, then carefully shaped into a cinematic instrument that stays human at its core.

SOUNDS + PRESETS
– interference (unstable & electronically manipulated soft rosin)
– raspy (sustains, bowed with wood of bow – col legno)
– trills (minor 2nd trills)
– wave improv (soft, improvised wave sustains)
– wavy (tremolo sustains, bowed with wood of bow – col legno)
10 presets

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